Location: Bucida Spinosa grows better when its outdoors It enjoys warm and humid weather. If kept indoors, feed the plant with few hours of direct natural sunlight. For outdoors, morning sunlight is the best for growth. Never place Terminalia in extreme cold and above 40 degrees. Harsh sunlight can cause shreading of leaves. Thus we suggest to keep in semi-shade.

Watering: A moist soil is preferable for Terminalia. Attention should be paid to water this plant. Water twice a day for outdoors and once a day for indoors. It should be noted that the watering depends on the location of plant. Always keep the soil moist.

Fertilizing: NPK 20 20 20 water soluble fertilizers are good twice a month for growing a healthy plant.

Pruning: This tree grows faster when fed well. Trimming can be done when needed. Prune to remove extra or bigger leaves to warrant its beautiful shape.

Repotting: A mixture of sand, soil, lava granules, coco husk and bio compost, followed by Vermi compost once a year is always good. Always make sure that the soil mix is well draining to keep diseases away. Repotting should be done throughout the years avoiding extreme summers. Always keep Bonsai in semishade cool area after repotting until new growth is visible.